October 18, 2019 – Weekly News Roundup

October 18th, 2019

Living in Yorkville, Manhattan: Still Relatively Quiet, But Easier to Get Around - NY Times

Upper East Side building made famous by TV’s ‘The Jeffersons’ leaves residents wheezy over shoddy renovations - Daily News

Plan to close Rikers Island, a symbol of criminal justice reform, approved by City Council - Politico

Sources: Last week, Byford resigned from MTA. He’s now reconsidered. - Politico

UES Preservation Groups Join Opposition Of Lenox Hill Expansion - Patch

NELLIE BLY MEMORIAL IN WORKS FOR SITE OF ASYLUM SHE PROBED - The City

Legislation seeks to protect the privacy of tenants going keyless - Crain's

New Yorkers Get to Decide On A Rainy Day Fund - WNYC

City Council Eyes Ambitious Set of Housing Bills Before Year’s End - City Limits

A hefty challenge: A new commercial waste pickup plan could have negative side effects - NY Daily News

Former Obama White House Party Maestro Opens a French-American Bistro on the UES - Eater

NYC Parks Without Borders Sparks Controversy - City and State

Elijah Cummings, Powerful Democrat Who Investigated Trump, Dies at 68 - NY Times

Target Opens UES Store - Patch

Farinella Pizza Closes After 10 Years on UES - Patch

How New York City Taxis Can Get Ahead of Uber and Lyft - City and State

New York can now bring charges against presidential pardon recipients - Politico

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